Pendidikan Islam : tradisi dan modernisasi menuju milenium baru /
Prof. Dr. Azyumardi Azra
- xvii, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISLAMIC EDUCATION
Tradition and Modernization Towards the New Millennium
The tradition of Islamic education has a long history, as old as Islam itself. In its development, the tradition of Islamic education, both in the Middle East and in Indonesia, has experienced periods of progress and decline, which are largely related to political, economic, socio-cultural situations and conditions, even with Islamic orthodoxy.
In the changing times, Islamic education has provided various responses to renewal (modernization). However, welcoming and facing the new Millennium, Islamic education again faces challenges that are not simple; whereas, at the same time, Islamic education remains the most strategic institution in preparing Human Resources who are expected to be able to have competitive advantages in order to survive amidst increasingly tight competition.
Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book is more than a discussion of Islamic education per se. It also includes a number of ideas on contemporary issues faced by Muslim communities on the threshold and at the beginning of the Millennium